SEED INSPECTION 



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Results of Inspection and Germination of Vegetable Seeds 

 Sections 261 B2 and 261 C. 



Each separate container of Vegetable Seeds must be labeled to indicate 

 plainly the kind of seed and variety and the name and address of the person who 

 labeled such seed or who sells, offers, or exposes it for sale. For seeds that 

 germinate less than the Massachusetts Standard, the label must also indicate 

 the percentage of germination exclusive of hard seeds, percentage of hard seeds 

 if present, calendar month and year the test was completed, and the words 

 "Below Standard" in not less than 8-point type. Date of test shall not be more 

 than nine months old, exclusive of the month in which the test was completed. 

 Seed that has a false or misleading label may not be sold or offered for sale. 



1 ivc hundred and sixty-une samples of vegetable seeds were received and 

 tested in the laboratory ; however, Table '.^ includes only those samples than 

 were found to be mislabeled with regard to requirements of the law. 



The wholesaler's name, in all instances, and the germination for those 

 samples of seed found below standard in germination are in boldface type. In 

 sample? for which the found germination is not in boldface, the germination is 

 above standard but below germination stated. 



Table 3 



Germination 



Wholesale Distributor, Dealer When Other 



Lab. Kind of Than Wholesale Distributor, Place Given Found Mass. 



No. Seed Collected. Variety of Seed & Lot Xuniber Stand - 



% Date % Month ard 

 ofTest of Test % 



Joseph Breck & Sons, Boston, Mass. 



Westboro State Hospital. Westboro 

 t-lt7 Cabbage Danish Ballhead, No. 5368-38 80 1 '1057 62 5 '1957 75 



W. Atlee Burpee Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Littlefield-Wyman Nurseries, Inc., 

 .-Vbington 

 C-73F Bean Top Crop, No. 5084 80 1/1957 68 4/1957 75 



C-67F Cariot Imperator Long, No. 1608 85 12/1956 63 3/1957 55 



Ferry Morse Seed Co., Detroit Michijjan 



.Mlas Paint & Supply Co., Clinton 

 ( -545 Lettuce New Voik — 0/1957 30 6 1957 SO 



Chas. C. Hart Seed Co., Wcthersfield, 

 Conn. 



Hyannis Hardware Co., Hyannis 

 (-082 Leek .Vnievican Flag 60 12 1956 47 7/1957 60 



C. H. Symmes Co., Winchester 

 ( -,S99F Bean? Dwarf Stringless Green Pod 65* 12 '1956 77 5 1957 75 



Budd D. Hawkins Co., Reading Vt. 



Lanison's Inc. Hardware. Marlboro 

 C-643 Lett iice Oak Leaf 80 12/1956 24 7/1957 80 



D. Landreth Seed Co., Philadelphia, Pa 



.Smith Mills Hardware Co., Inc.. 

 N. Dartmouth 



C-296 Beans Plentiful. No. 31 1 85 1/1957 T->^ 4 1957 75 



or better 



C-330 Kale Dwarf Blue Cii.led Scotcli, No. 2200 80 1/1957 63 5 1957 75 



or better 



Page Seed Co., Green, N. Y. 



Clinton Hardware & Gift, Clinton 

 C-547 Celery Fordhook or Emperor 60 1/1957 30 7 1957 55 



*Given germination below standard and tint declared. 



